Take this for what it's worth, but according to Tom Dienhart in The Sporting News, UConn Head Coach Randy Edsall has already sent up some smoke signals that he wants the SU gig if Greg Robinson gets shown the door.

"I have heard Syracuse may not have the money to buy out Greg Robinson. But if a change is made, UConn's Randy Edsall could be a top target. In fact, some have told me his people already have reached out to Syracuse. He's an SU alum. The Orange was interested in Edsall before Greg Robinson got the job"

This is all just speculation right now of course, but just for fun let's examine this.

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Here are some reasons why Edsall won't do it.

1. UConn has great facilities. The school has pumped millions into the football program.
There really wouldn't be an upgrade in that department by coming here.

2. Edsall has been the architect of UConn's "rise" the whole way. Would he really just walk away from that just to come back to his alma mater? Me thinks he wants to see that thing through.

3. Coaching is a tight little fraternity. Wouldn't this be frowned upon by fellow coaches if Edsall jumped ship from one school to the other in the same conference?

4. He's still in the Big East. In theory, you can still gain that coveted BCS bid and/or one of the league's bowl spots at UConn just as easily as you could at Syracuse.

5. According to USA Today, as of November 2006, Edsall makes $250,000 in base salary and $595,000 in "other salary" for a total of $845,000 a year.

According to Dienhart's report quoted above, Syracuse doesn't have the money to buy out Robinson's contract. So with that said, if they were to make a run at Edsall, my guess is Syracuse would have to give him at least $1.5 mill a year. Does Daryl Gross have that kind of scratch to throw around?

Now, here are some reasons why he would make the jump.

1. It's his alma mater. If he swoops in and "saves" the program now, he'll be a legend forever.

2. Edsall has built UConn from the ground up, but Syracuse has the clear advantage in terms of program history.

3. UConn is and always will be a basketball school. While Syracuse is certainly better known for hoops, Jim Boeheim's program doesn't completely overshadow football like Jim Calhoun's does at UConn.

We'll keep an eye on this one. As the losses keep piling up, so will the rumors of Robinson's departure.